Experts hope that the love of edible insects in Democratic Republic of Congo may hold the key to tackling widespread hunger among its roughly 65 million people by scaling up a millennia-old ...

The months of September to May are an unfortunate season in South Africa: malaria season. The mosquito-borne disease is found in the north-eastern districts of KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo ...

Scientists sometimes release sterilized male insects to breed with females in the wild, which produces no viable offspring. By interrupting harmful pests’ reproduction, these projects aim to reduce ...

When we think about the future of food, it's unlikely that crickets, mealworms or grasshoppers come to mind. But believe it or not, insects might just be one of the most promising answers to two big ...

A French company is taking an unusual approach to tackling one of Europe's most troublesome insects: breeding millions of tiger mosquitoes and releasing them into the wild. At its facility in ...

In 2022, India's import list had an otherwise unusual itemâ parasitic wasp from countries in Africa. India was compelled to import insects, the second time since Independence, because its farmers ...